NAMM 2008

Last month, a couple of us went to the NAMM show in Nashville. For those who do not know, NAMM is the musical instrument and accessories trade group. It supports the musical instrument industry and promotes music programs and education across the country. They host two trade shows a year; one in the summer and one in the winter. This year, the summer NAMM show was in Nashville, Tennessee.

This was the first time representatives from Jax Music Supply attended NAMM. Talk about fun. As most of you all are musicians, I'm sure you can imagine the "kid in a candy store" feeling we felt as we walked the aisles. We had no idea how many cool (and crazy!) products there are out there.

One of the products that we felt was very interesting was the Bogdon Box Bass:



Yes, it is what it looks like. A cardboard box, with a wooden neck, nylon strings, nut and bolt tuning, and a basic bridge. However, it has a pickup in it so, we plugged it in. We heard it and were amazed. Not to be confused with a high end fretless bass but we cannot see how you could go wrong as practice bass. It ended up winning a "Best in Show" at summer NAMM. Very cool idea. We are not planning to carry these for now but you can visit Bogdon and I'm sure they will be glad to hook you up.

Peace and Joy,

Jack